Archive for January, 2004

Salmon Wellington

 

You’ll need:

1lb.(approx.) Salmon fillet, skinned and trimmed to measure about “8×4″

One pie crust (from your store’s refrigerator section, the kind you unroll)

One or two large portabello mushrooms, sliced

Fresh sprigs of rosemary and thyme
salt, pepper and olive oil

One well beaten egg

Preheat oven to 350-375F

Lay the pie crust on a oiled cookie sheet.

Lay some sprigs of the herbs down the center of the pie crust from left to right, to cover an area the size of the salmon.
Then lay half of the mushrooms over the herbs.

Now lay the salmon over the mushrooms, the rest of the mushrooms on the salmon, and the rest of the herbs on the mushrooms.

Drizzle with your best olive oil and season with salt & pepper.

Now, fold the pie crust over and seal with the beaten egg.
Finish by brushing the outside with the beaten egg.

Make a couple of small slits in the crust for the steam to escape.
Bake until the crust is brown, about 35-40mins

Let stand for 5mins
Serves 2-4

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SpiceGuy on January 15th 2004 in Recipes, Seafood

Rosemary shrimp ala Spiceguy

You’ll need some big shrimp, shelled and deveined.
A couple straight branches of fresh rosemary with most of the leaves removed.
A jar of preminced garlic.
Olive oil.
And a hot barbeque…

Lay about five shrimp on their sides, front-to-back on your work surface. Trim the large end of the rosemary branch to make it sharp.
Place your hand flatly on top of the shrimp and skewer through them, starting with the head end first.
Then skewer through the tail end with the other branch. When you’ve done this, push the shrimp together so they’re touching.
Now take as much of the minced garlic as you want(and then some more), and spread it all over the shrimp. Some will fall off, so use plenty.
Now drizzle with olive oil. This is where you may want to use some salt and pepper. Now place on your hot grill for no more than 3 or 4 min. per side. This is like food of the gods…

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SpiceGuy on January 9th 2004 in Recipes, Seafood